Cathy Hadley, BACP
11 years in practice
Cathy Hadley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of practice and a BACP registration.
License and registration
- BACP
- 374685 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Cathy
Cathy Hadley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 11 years of practice and a BACP registration. She greets people with warmth and straightforwardness, aiming to make initial steps easier to take. Her style is respectful and non-judgemental, and she focuses on practical ways to help when life feels overwhelming.
Cathy helps people manage stress and anxiety and supports those facing low mood and grief. She also works with concerns around relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and sleeping, and parenting strains.
Background and approach
Her practice includes help for people navigating career changes, anger, ADHD and coping with life transitions. Her approach blends several methods so sessions can be tailored to each person. Cathy draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at feelings and attachment, and uses client-centred listening to follow what matters to the individual.
She also brings in cognitive behavioural tools and techniques from dialectical methods when practical skills are useful. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Cathy aims to build a clear plan together and adjust it as needs change.
She is willing to add appointment times to fit schedules and supports international clients when needed. Her BACP registration is held in the United Kingdom. Cathy offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled from there.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathy names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Cathy’s approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns of feeling and connection and helps people name and respond to strong emotions. It can be useful for anyone wanting to understand their emotional responses and improve close bonds with others.Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current ways of relating. This work helps when fears about abandonment, attachment issues or blended family stress affect daily life.
Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and following the client’s pace. The counsellor provides acceptance and reflection so people can find their own answers and make clearer decisions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cathy treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods fit your goals and preferences. Together you can try an approach, review what helps, and change direction if needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, while still keeping the focus on progress and practical next steps.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues does this counsellor help with?
Cathy helps with stress and anxiety, low mood and grief, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stresses, anger, career change and coping with life transitions. She also works with ADHD and a wide range of related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a warm, respectful and non-judgemental approach. Sessions are conversational and practical, with listening that aims to identify what matters most to the client.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Cathy has 11 years of professional practice. That experience informs a flexible way of working that responds to each person rather than following a single rigid method.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, listed as BACP in her credentials.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients. Communication is conducted in English for all appointments.
What session formats are available?
Appointments can be held by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription arrangement which can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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